What Your Child Will Do

Your child fills in two pages, in their own handwriting:

  • Decides what they want to sell
  • Lists what they'll need to get started — ingredients, supplies, materials
  • Adds up supplies, other costs, and total cost
  • Sets a price per item
  • Works out how much money they would bring in from 10 sales
  • Talks with an adult about what they need, what it'll cost, and where that money comes from
  • Answers four honest questions afterward: What was harder than expected? What would you do differently? Would you try again? What did you learn?

It starts in The Hollow, where Jack, Sofia, Ben, and Lily each found their first idea — and asks your child what theirs is.

What You Receive

  • The First Business Challenge — a free, printable, two-page PDF
  • Page 1: the idea, the supplies, the costs
  • Page 2: pricing, the sales-total math, the conversation with you, and the reflection

The Skills Your Child Practices

  • Turning an idea into a specific plan

  • Identifying supplies and startup costs

  • Choosing a possible selling price

    Deciding what one item could sell for

  • Calculating a sales total

    Simple sales-revenue math, done by hand

  • Talking through a money decision with an adult

  • Reflecting on what they learned and what they might change

How It Works

  1. Enter your email to receive the printable.
  2. Print it. Two pages.
  3. Hand it to your child. Let them fill it in themselves.
  4. Have the conversation. One page asks them to talk it through with you — that's the part that matters most.
  5. Look back together. Four reflection questions at the end.

Who it is For + What You Need

  • Who It's For

    Best for children who can write short answers and work through basic addition or multiplication. Adult support can be added as needed.

  • What You Need

    Access to a printer · Paper · A pencil · Time to talk through the idea with your child · No special kit or additional purchase is required. For personal family use.